From: savetz@northcoast.com (Kevin Savetz)
Subject: FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet? (version 1.4)

Last-Modified: 1995/1/13
Version: 1.4

FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet?
Version 1.4 - January 13 1996

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This document is copyright 1994-1996 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights
reserved. More legal stuff is near the end of this file. If you notice that
an Internet fax service is missing from this list, or information herein
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*** TABLE OF CONTENTS
Thanks to the sponsors
Can I send a fax from the Internet?
Free services
   TPC.INT Remote Printing                      *updated*
   FaxLine Sacramento Fax Service
   University of Minnesota Fax Service
   Swedish University Network
   IBAG Faxes to Phoenix
   University of Washington                     *updated*
   University of Calgary
   Quebec (cam.org)
   University of Manitoba for Winnipeg City
   Princeton University                         *updated*
   Kuwait
   Faxmail - faxes to New Zealand
   Faxworks Gateway (Auckland, New Zealand)
   Emory Computer Consultants
   VersaFax Demonstration                       *updated*
Commercial Services
   Elvis
   FAXiNET
   InterFax
   Interpage
   Borderless World Communications               *new*
   FaxAway
   US Fax
   IndiaFax Calport (India)
   IndiaCom                                      *new*
   NCI fax gateway to Western Europe
   KL Fax - for users in Israel
   Latvia Fax - for users in Latvia
Stupid Internet/Fax Tricks
   Universal Access WebFax
   Netoffice Fax Web
Fax Services that are no more
More Information About Faxing
Legal Stuff
Where to Find this Document

*** THANKS TO THE SPONSORS
This FAQ is an independant effort, sponsored in part by:
+++ Borderless World Commuications
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services. Send generic or recipient-specific communications via fax or
Internet interfaced with your mainframe or PC. Domestic US cost is 50% less
than a postage stamp. For info: bwc@atlanta.com

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*** CAN I SEND A FAX FROM THE INTERNET?
Indeed. There are several services for sending a fax via Internet mail -
some are free while others are pay services. At least one service even lets
you receive a fax the Internet. The services require that you can send and
receive electronic mail to the Internet, or that you have Web access.

*** FREE SERVICES
+++ TPC.INT Remote Printing
Send electronic mail to a special address, and soon after (if your
recipient's fax machine is in a covered area), out comes a fax. You can
send a fax to multiple fax machines, or even a combination of faxes and
traditional e-mail recipients.

You can't send a fax just anywhere with this service. A variety of
companies, institutions and citizens linked to the Internet have joined the
experiment by linking a computer and fax modem to the 'net. When an
organization joins as a remote-fax server, it specifies what areas to which
they are willing to send faxes. When you send an e-mail fax message, you
(naturally) must include the phone number of the recipient's fax machine. A
computer looks at the phone number and decides if any participating fax
machines cover the area to which you want to send a fax. If so, your
message is routed to the appropriate machine for faxation. Otherwise, you
will receive electronic mail informing you the fax couldn't be delivered.

To send a fax by e-mail, send a message
     To: remote-printer.info@phonenumber.tpc.int

Where <info> contains information for the cover page.  In <info>, "/" is
turned into a line break and "_" is turned into a space.  For example:
     To: remote-printer.Arlo_Cats/Room_123@12025551212.tpc.int

The following addresses can be used to obtain more information:
     Frequently-Asked-Questions: tpcfaq@info.tpc.int
     Coverage List: tpccover@info.tpc.int
     Subscribe to mailing list:  majordomo@aarnet.edu.au
         Subject: subscribe tpc-rp
     Mailing list contributions: tpc-rp@aarnet.edu.au
     Administrative questions: tpcadmin@info.tpc.int

There's are Web pages which provides information about the TPC.INT fax
service. You can even fill out a form and send a fax interactively. Visit
one of:
     http://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/fax/faxsend.html
     http://www.tpc.int//faxsend.html

+++ FaxLine Sacramento Fax Service
This service is a feature of a Sacramento, California-based bulletin board
system. You can use it to send faxes to areas that are a local call from
Sacramento, including the California State Legislature. This service is run
as a hobby and is connected to the Internet by UUCP, so it can take from 12
to 24 hours for your fax to be delivered or for the help files to reach
you. It does not support multiple addressing: only one fax number per
message. It also does not send a cover page, so be sure to start your
message with a note directing it to someone's attention. It will truncate
faxes longer than two pages (that's 132 lines.)

To use this fax service, send e-mail
     To: faxline@sacto.com
     Subject: local (7 digit) phone number, without area code
     Body: <text of fax>

For complete usage information, send e-mail
     To: request@sacto.com
     Subject: 052

For a list of some legislators' fax numbers in the Sacramento area, send
e-mail:
     To: request@sacto.com
     Subject: 050

Information about this service is also available on the Web:
     http://www.calweb.com/~argek/fax/intro.html

+++ The University of Minnesota Fax Service
The University of Minnesota operates a fax gateway which allows students
and staff to send faxes anywhere. Even if you don't go to UMinn, you may
use the service to send faxes to folks at the University and exchanges
local to the campus.

The structure for e-mailing a fax is:
     To: /pn=John.Doe/dd.fax=234-5678/@fax.tc.umn.edu

Put the recipient's name, with a period between the first and last names,
after pn= and put the seven digit fax number after the characters dd.fax=.
This name will be printed in the "To:" field on the fax cover page. The
area code for the University of Minnesota is 612, so you don't need to
supply an area code. For more information, send e-mail to
ccs@maroon.tc.umn.edu.

+++ IBAG Faxes to Phoenix
This Web-to-fax gateway will allow you to send free faxes to the Phoenix,
Arizona area (area code 1-602.) To use it, point your forms-capable Web
browser to:
     http://www.ibag.com/fax.html

+++ Swedish University Network
The Swedish University Computer Network (sunet) offers a fax service that
can be used by anyone to send faxes anywhere within Sweden (+46).

To send a fax to Arlo Cats at +46-87654321 (that's international notation
for Sweden, phone number 08/765 43 21) send e-mail:
     To: Arlo_Cats@F087654321.fax.sunet.se
Note that you will always have to preface the phone number with the letter
"F" for "fax".

Special characters in the body of your message are converted to Nordic
characters:

ASCII  Becomes                         ASCII  Becomes
  }    a with circle accent              [    A with diereses
  {    a with diereses (two dots)        \    O with diereses
  |    o with diereses                   `    e with right accent
  ]    A with circle accent

For more information, e-mail faxmaster@fax.sunet.se

+++ University of Washington
Allows "University of Washington affiliates" to send a fax to the Seattle
area. No longer available to the general public. Text, PostScript, GIF,
JPEG, and TIFF images are supported. The format of the To: line should be:
     To: John_Jones@365-0000.fax.cac.washington.edu
For more information, see
     http://www.washington.edu:1180/home/announcements/fax.html
or send e-mail to: faxhelp@cac.washington.edu

+++ University of Calgary
For faxes to Calgary, Canada. Usage is:
     To: John_Jones@5551212.fax.ucalgary.ca

+++ Quebec (cam.org)
For faxes to the 514 area code (Quebec, Canada.) Usage is:
     To: John_Jones@5551212.fax.cam.org
For more information email marc@cam.org

+++ University of Manitoba for Winnipeg City, Canada
This service allows you to send a fax to Winnipeg City, Canada (area code
204.) To use, send email
     To: fax@umanitoba.ca
     Body:
         FAXnumber: <local 7-digit fax number to dial>
         FAXto:  <Receiver's name>
         FAXfrom: <sender's name>
         FAXcontact: <sender's phone number>
         FAXmemobegin
           <Optional memo text on the cover page, up to 20 lines>
         FAXmemoend
           <Whole fax body>

+++ Princeton University
Princeton University runs a fax gateway for students and faculty. Not
available to the general Internet community.
     http://faxserver.Princeton.EDU:8080/faxhowto.html

+++ Kuwait
This service will send a fax to anywhere in Kuwait. Usage:
     To: fax@kuwait.net
     Subject: 7 digit phone number without punctuation
     Body: text of fax
For help, visit http://www.kuwait.net/fax.help or send email
     To: fax@kuwait.net
     Subject: help

+++ Faxmail - faxes to New Zealand
This service lets you send a fax anywhere in New Zealand. For information
or to send a fax, visit:
     http://www.actrix.gen.nz/biz/faxmail/faxmail.htm

For a fee, the company also allows you to receive faxes via email,
broadcast faxes, and other services.

+++ Faxworks Gateway (Auckland, New Zealand)
Allows you to send a fax to Auckland, New Zealand. Access to all of New
Zealand (free for low volumes) and neighbouring countries (eg Australia)
must be arranged in advance by sending email with your request
     To: system@codewks.nacjack.gen.nz.

This service is run as a hobby and is connected to the Internet by UUCP, so
it can take from 12 to 24 hours for your fax to be delivered. It does not
support  multiple addressing: only one fax number per message. To use fax
service, send e-mail
     To: faxline@codewks.nacjack.gen.nz
     Subject: (ignored)
     Body:
          To: Receiver's name
          Phone: Receiver's fax number
          Date: dd/mm/yy format.
          Time: hh:mm [in 24-hour format]
          Mode: Fine [For fine resolution; standard res. if omitted]
          <text of message...>

+++ Emory Computer Consultants
This service is not yet in operation. The web page says that if you fill
out the form, you'll be able to send faxes for free when their upcoming fax
service is ready. Seems dubious to me; they demand a lot of personal
information, so take care before jumping in. For information, see
     http://emory.com/~emory/fax/freefax.html

+++ VersaFax Demonstration
This service seems to allow you to send a fax anywhere in the United States
for free. It is meant as a demonstration of a fax software product. The
site claims that the service is no longer free, but free faxing still seems
to work?! So don't abuse it, and don't expect it to last. To send a fax,
visit:
     http://www.cosi.com/demo/qfax.html
For help from a human, email customer_service@gateway.cosi.com

This company also lets you send a message to an alphanumberic pager: for
information, visit:
     http://gus.cosi.com/cgi-bin/qpage

For more information about either service, email versafax@cosi.com

*** COMMERCIAL (PAY-FOR-USE) SERVICES
+++ Elvis
This service allows you to send faxes to the former USSR, Europe, Japan,
the United States and Canada. The service is based in Moscow, so faxes to
the USSR are relatively cheap, faxes to the rest of the world are
relatively expensive. Prices listed are for "standard" fax mode.

For fax service to Moscow from former USSR: $0.40 / page
    fax service to former USSR from former USSR: $0.95 / page
For fax service to former USSR from elsewhere: $1.95 / page
    fax service to Europe and Japan: $2.90 / page
    fax service to USA and Canada: $3.80 / page
    fax service to other countries: $5.80 / page

You can access the service via an e-mail interface. For more information,
send e-mail to
     To: faxgate@elvis.ru
     Body: help<return>english      (for help in English)
or   Body: help                     (for help in Russian)

You can reach a human via e-mail at:
     To: gatemaster@elvis.ru

+++ FAXiNET
Another fax-by-mail service is FAXiNET, which lets you send any text
(ASCII) or PostScript documents to virtually every destination that can be
direct dialed from the United States. For an extra fee, the company can
also receive faxes for you, which will be delivered to you via electronic
mail.

FAXiNET offers two rate plans. Plan 1 has a one-time activation fee of
$35.00, a monthly maintenance fee of $9.95 and a per-page transmission cost
(to US destinations) of 39 cents. Plan two, for lower-volume users, has a
one-time activation fee of $20 and no monthly maintenance fee; however
faxes cost 65 cents per page. International rates depend on the destination
country: from Albania ($2.25/page) to Zimbabwe ($2.52/page). Faxes to the
United Kingdom are 56 cents/page; Mexico is $1.52/page.

Additional services, including adding your custom logo and signature to
your faxes, are available at extra cost. Corporate accounts are also
available. More information is available from AnyWare Associates, FAXiNET,
32 Woodland Road, Boston, MA 02130. (617) 522-8102. E-mail: info@awa.com
(for automated response) or sales@awa.com (for a human.) Information is
also maintained on FAXiNET's web server:
     http://www.awa.com/faxinet/

+++ InterFax
InterFax allows you to send faxes via e-mail within the US or
internationally. InterFax is a fee-based service (billed to your credit
card) but, unlike the services listed above, InterFax lets you send faxes
anywhere, not just select locations. As of this writing, InterFax costs $5
per month, which includes the first five fax pages. Additional pages cost
50 cents each. There is a one-time sign-up charge of $25. For further
information, send e-mail to faxmaster@pan.com, or contact InterFax at PO
Box 162, Skippack, PA 19474 USA. (215) 584-0300. Fax: (215)584-1038.

+++ Interpage
Interpage has a unique slant on the faxing-via-email: instead of charging
the sender of the fax, Interpage charges the recipient (who must have an
Interpage account.) The idea is that you can use Interpage to forward your
regular e-mail to you via fax, or you'll give your Interpage e-mail address
to correspondents that don't have access to a fax machine. Interpage also
offers the more common service of letting its customers send text or
postscript e-mail that turns into a fax.

Each Interpage Fax Gateway customer receives an e-mail address and a
configuration account. Customers may forward their regular e-mail to
Interpage for faxing, have correspondents send e-mail directly to their
Interpage accounts, or both. Interpage allows users to filter incoming
electronic mail in order to only fax messages from specific individuals,
for instance.

The charge for basic service is $5 per month plus $.20 per minute for faxes
destined for the United States or $.30 per minute to Canada. If a fax is
dispatched to an 800 number, there is no charge. There is a $10 sign-up
fee. There is a one week free trial period, although users will be
responsible for any toll charges they incur.

For more information:
    http://www.interpage.net
    info@interpage.net
    1-203-499-5221

+++ Borderless World Communications
Borderless World Communications can fax broadcast, e-mail via the net,
snail or overnight mail your communications from one batch file via a PC or
mainframe. BWC offers several services, including Fax Link (for sending
faxes, snail mail or overnight mail); Fax Broadcasting; Fax Merge; Fax On
Demand and Fax Polling. For information email bwc@atlanta.com

+++ MetroFax
A commercial service that can only send faxes to Maryland, Virginia and
Washington DC. Illinois, Florida, Georgia and Washington state are coming.
No pricing information available at the site. A free 30 day demo is
available, which will let you send faxes to Washington D.C.
     http://www.onthego.com/media_blitz/metro_f@x/

+++ Faxaway
Allows you to send faxes anywhere in the world. Fee depends on the
destination country (US is 10 cents/minute, Germany is 35 cents/minute.)
You can get a free fax before signing up by sending email
     To: 12135551212@faxaway.com
For more information, call 1-206-216-2647, send email to info@faxaway.com
or visit:
     http://www.faxaway.com

+++ US Fax
Provides fax-to-email and e-mail to fax services. That's all I know. For
information, email glb@usfx.com or call 1-800-329-1517

+++ IndiaFax Calport (India)
Send text or graphic (PCX format) faxes to India. Membership charge is $10
Rs 300 per quarter or $30 Rs 1000 per year. Text only fax (60 lines) $1  Rs
30; Graphical fax (uuencoded .PCX) $2  Rs 60. For more information, email
indiafax@calport.wa.com or support@calport.wa.com

+++ IndiaCom
Will deliver a message to India by fax, letter or phone (voice.) Charges
range from US$30 for 6 months (maximum of 150 pages) of faxing to the
Bombay area, to US$200 for 6 months (maximum of 150 pages) of faxing to
anywhere in India. The service also accepts messages from India via fax,
letter or phone, and will email them to you. A free trial offer, 5 pages to
Bombay, is available.  For information, email bomaad40@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in

+++ NCI fax gateway to Western Europe
This fax gateway allows customers to send faxes to most of the Western
European countries, including the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium and
many other countries. Accepts ASCII and WordPerfect 5.1 documents. Monthly
fee   Dfl. 10,- (US$6); Per page rate depends on destination country,
starts at Dfl. 1,- (US$ 0.60). For more information, e-mail nci@nci.nl

+++ KL Fax - for users in Israel
This service allows users in Israel to send a fax anywhere in the world.
For information, email leslie@shani.co.il

+++ Latvia Fax - for users in Latvia
This service allows users in Latvia to send a fax to many countries. For
information, email vit@lvnet.lv

*** STUPID INTERNET/FAX TRICKS
+++ Universal Access WebFax
This service doesn't have much to do with sending a fax via e-mail e-mail,
but it's interesting anyway: The Universal Access WebFax server allows
retrieval of most World Wide Web documents using any fax machine - no
Internet connection is necessary. It works this way: you dial the phone
number using the handset of your fax machine and enter the URL of the site
you wish to see on the Touchtone keypad (for instance, www.northcoast.com
is "99966784266") and, when prompted, press the "start" button on your fax
machine. The selected document will then be transmitted. It supports text
and display of forms, inline images, and will even play Web audio files
over the phone. The service is free, but you pay for the phone call to
Southern California.

For more information, call 1-805-730-7777 from the handset of your fax
machine, or visit:
    http://www.datawave.net/

+++ Netoffice Fax Web
Allows you to receive your faxes and voicemail messages using the World
Wide Web. For information, visit:
     http://www.netoffice.com/

*** FAX SERVICES THAT ARE NO MORE
Don't tell me about these. They have ceased to be.
- Digital Chicken was a service that let users send faxes to Canadian
government and citizens. Use TPC.INT instead.
- cssnet.sanford.nc.us fax server - no longer available due to hard drive
crash.
- FaxLinq, which used to let users receive faxes via e-mail, was
discontinued in Jan 1995.
- fax.air.org, faxing to Hong Kong - seems to have disappeared
- Stoic Fax/Telex Gateway
- Unigate (Russia)
- Grand Blanc/Flint (810) via associate.com
- Baylor College of Medicine

*** MORE INFROMATION ABOUT FAXING
For more information about Internet-to-fax gateways, and faxing info in
general, check out the Usenet newsgroup alt.fax. For technical information
about the data communications aspects of faxing, see the newsgroup
comp.dcom.fax

*** LEGAL STUFF
This document is copyright 1994-1996 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights
reserved.

All prices in US Dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Permission for the following types of distribution is hereby granted,
provided that this file is distributed intact, including the above
copyright notice:
    - non-commercial distribution
    - posting to Internet archives, BBSs and online services
    - distribution by teachers, librarians and Internet trainers
    - inclusion on software/FAQ/Internet-oriented CD-ROMs

Permission for commercial distribution may be obtained from the editor.
SHARE THIS INFORMATION FREELY AND IN GOOD FAITH. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE
MODIFIED
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This document is always in transition. If you notice that something
important is missing, or information herein needs updating, please contact
the editor.

The editor and contributors have developed this FAQ as a service to the
Internet community. We hope you find it useful. This FAQ is purely a
volunteer effort. Although every effort has been made to insure that
answers are as accurate as possible, no guarantee is implied or intended.
While the editor tries to keep this document current, remember that the
Internet and its services are constantly changing, so don't be surprised if
you happen across statements which are obsolete. If you do, please send
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